Obituary Listing

Mar 31, 2021

Winfred Lewis "Wimpy" Armstrong, Sr. widower of Maxine (Rankin) Armstrong formerly of Morris Street passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Birch Gardens in Staunton. Mr. Armstrong was born on June 6, 1935 in Lexington, Virginia, a son of the late Daisy (Pooley) Bane. Wimpy served his country in the United States Army and the National Guard. He retired from...

Mar 30, 2021

Timothy Wayne "Timmy" Brown, 44, of Fishersville, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Brown was born in Staunton, Virginia on May 26, 1976, a son of Aubrey Harvey Brown and Brenda Lou (Jordan) Brown. Timmy was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and took computer classes at Blue Ridge Community College. Timmy was an...

Mar 26, 2021

Gayle Marie Ritchie, 82, of Waynesboro, Va. passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 in the University of Virginia Hospital of natural causes. A lifetime resident of Waynesboro, she was born on October 12, 1938. Affectionately known as Nee-Nee, she operated Nee-Nee Gayle's Child Care for nearly 40 years. She is survived by her four children; son, Tim Ritchie (Sharon) of...

Mar 26, 2021

Betty Ruth (Null) Eavers, 79, wife of R.L. "Petie" Eavers, Jr. of 1671 White Hill Road, Stuarts Draft went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Eavers was born on August 27, 1941 in Staunton, Virginia, a daughter of the late William E. and Helen (Simmons)...

Mar 25, 2021

Roy Michael McCutcheon, 57, husband of Lynn (Kelly) McCutcheon of 330 Dry Branch Road, Churchville, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at his residence. Mr. McCutcheon was born on September 16, 1963 in Staunton, Virginia, son of the late Riley Mason and Sarah Roszelia (Wilcher) Fitzgerald. Following the untimely death of his biological parents, Roy was adopted and raised...

Mar 22, 2021

Glenn Allen Van Lear, 91, husband of Joyce A. Van Lear of Staunton passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Mr. Van Lear was born on January 1, 1930 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, a son of the late Forrest Robert and Maude (Taylor) Van Lear. Glenn was a member and deacon of...

Mar 21, 2021

Hunter Elwood "Huck" Fitzgerald, 80, widower of Wilma Lee (Doyle) Fitzgerald of Stuarts Draft, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Fitzgerald was born on May 30, 1940 in Augusta County, Virginia, a son of the late Robert Franklin and Jessie Mae (Weaver) Fitzgerald. Hunter was a veteran of the Vietnam era with the Army's 25th...

Mar 16, 2021

Jack Wayne Knight, 62, of Staunton took the hand of Jesus and walked to his final home on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his residence. Jack was born on December 21, 1958 in Craigsville, a son of Deltha Jackson and the late Marvin Knight, Sr. Jack loved the Lord, his family, and the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, and camping. He...

Mar 15, 2021

Raymond Leo Fournier, 96, of Plainfield, Connecticut, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 15, 2021, while living at the Legacy at North Augusta Assisted Living facility in Staunton, VA, where his wife of 68 years, Carol Ann, resides. Raymond, a University of Connecticut graduate with a BS in Political Science, who later retired from the National Security Agency...

Mar 11, 2021

William Brown Gardner, III, 83, widower of Peggy Jean (Carroll) Gardner of Hays Avenue, Staunton passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Gardner was born on January 26, 1938 in Staunton, a son of the late William B. Gardner, Jr. and Mary Virginia (Shiflett) Gardner. William attended Arbor Hill Church of the Brethren. He served...

Mar 8, 2021

David Franklin Schwartz, 63, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, March 8, 2021 at his residence. David was born in Marion, Virginia on July 27, 1957, a son of the late James A. and Bina Rose (Robbins) Schwartz. David was one of a kind, so caring of others, always reaching out to give a hand to someone...

Mar 8, 2021

Dennis Wayne McCray, 60, of Shutterlee Mill Road passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at his residence. Dennis was born in Staunton, Virginia, on January 15, 1961, a son of the late Lyle Janet and Helen (Gabbert) McCray. Dennis attended Pleasant View Evangelical Lutheran Church and most recently worked for Rockingham Livestock, Inc. He enjoyed playing softball, basketball, fishing, and...

Mar 7, 2021

John Monroe Barnes, 78, of Craigsville, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his residence. All services are private. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of his arrangements.

Mar 5, 2021

Ursula Embrey Bibb, 101, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at the Shenandoah House in Fishersville. She was born October 13, 1919 in Washington, D.C. to David Lee and Katherine Elizabeth (Corbin) Embrey. Ursula's early years were spent in Washington, D.C. where her father was a District of Columbia Police Officer with White House Duty during the Woodrow Wilson administration....

Mar 5, 2021

Carolyn J. (Headley) Rexrode, 76, went to her Heavenly Home on March 5, 2021. She was born on January 24, 1945 in Wellington, Kansas.

She was preceded in death by the love of her life of 35 years, her husband, Melvin Rexrode; her parents, Pauline L. and Harold S. Headley; and a sister, Marlene...